Orthodox Calendar

Sunday, February 5, 2012 / January 23, 2012 (Church Calendar)

2012

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Tone one.

New Martyrs and Confessors of Russian Church (movable holiday on the Sunday closest to January 25th).Remembrance of all the departed who suffered in the years of persecution for faith in Christ.Hieromartyr Clement, bishop of Ancyra, and Martyr Agathangelus (296).New Hieromartyr Seraphim, Virgin-martyrs Evdokia and Ecaterine. Virgin-martyr Militsa (1938).Venerable Gennadius of Kostroma, monk (1565).Synaxis of All Saints of Kostroma.Translation of the relics (1786) of St. Theoctistus, archbishop of Novgorod (1310).Venerable Mausimas the Syrian, monk (4th c.).Venerable Salamanes the Silent of the Euphrates, monk (ca. 400).St. Paulinus the Merciful, bishop of Nola (431).Commemoration of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (680-681).St. Eusebius, recluse of Mt. Coryphe near Antioch (5th c.) (Greek).Venerable Dionysius of Olympus and Mt. Athos (1541) (Greek).

Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (movable holiday on the Sunday, after January 25th, Russian Orthodox Church - the Moscow Patriarchate. By the blessing of His Holiness, the most holy Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', Kirill, the Commemoration of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia is transferred to Sunday, February 5 / January 23, 2012).Romans 8:28-39 MartyrsLuke 21:12-19 MartyrsThe Scripture Readings

 vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.  "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a Polyeleos (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.  "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.  "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.  "six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions., , no sign  "without a sign"; the most ordinary, daily service to a saint, to whom it is customary to sing only three stikhera at "Lord I cry" and the canon of matins in four troparions. There may not be a troparion to the saint.